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In this weeks episode, Josh and Ritchie get into a conversation on the Lost World of Atlantis! They give some preparatory notes and background information on the source material that comes from Plato. They get into some of the story from Plato's "Critias". They get into the divine council and occultic overtones to the story. They discuss how Atlantis fits into Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock's Younger Dryas theories, and finally they give their take on the story and show how it should be understood mytho-historically while also drawing some application from the story.

Let us know what you think about this episode! You won't find content like the anywhere else!

In this weeks edition of S&S, Josh and Ritchie got into an overview on the Fae. They got into how Fae phenomena overlaps with UFO and cryptid phenomena. Ritchie also tells us a story about some of his personal encounters.

They got into how to understand the Fae from a biblical/Christian paradigm. We talked about Aquinas and the Hierarchy of Angels.

They also got into CR Wiley from The Theology Pugcast’s Book “In The House of Tom Bombadil” and how Goldberry from LOTR relates to the Fae.

We also have a special announcement at the end that we’d love your feedback on. We’re thinking about releasing a “re-enchantment box” full of handmade liturgical supplies to help people in application of “re-enchantment.”

Should be a fun one!

In this weeks episode, Josh and Ritchie are back with a discussion on the Magician Archetype. In this edition, the guys talk about what the archetype is, how its depicted in culture, in Scripture, and they also discuss the shadow magician.

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In this week's edition, Rev. Josh and Sketchy Ritchie are back with an episode on the forgotten gods and demigods of the Greco-Roman world! In this episode, they start off by talking about the Greeks and their mythology about the Titans and the Olympians. After that, they begin to draw connections between the Greek Pantheon and the Roman Pantheon. They also have a conversation on household spirits in Rome, and then they get into a conversation about the Roman festival year. They close the conversation talking about the conversion of the Empire and Constantine the Great, setting them up for a conversation about Christmas in a few weeks! Let us know what you think about this week's edition! Sources Used: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heros by Edith Hamilton: Amazon.com: Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition): Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes: 9780316438520: Hamilton, Edith, Tierney, Jim: Books Theogony by Hesiod: Amazon.com: Hesiod and Theognis (Penguin Classics): Theogony, Works and Days, and Elegies: 9780140442830: Hesiod, Theognis, Wender, Dorothea, Wender, Dorothea: Books The Iliad by Homer: Amazon.com: The Iliad: 9780140275360: Homer, Robert Fagles, Bernard Knox: Books The Odyssey by Homer: The Odyssey: Homer, Robert Fagles, Bernard Knox (amazon.com) The Aeneid by Virgil: Amazon.com: The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition): 9780143105138: Virgil, Fagles, Robert, Knox, Bernard: Books Defending Constantine by Peter Leithart: Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom: Leithart, Peter J.: 9780830827220: Amazon.com: Books Roman Pagan Life and Worship by Dr. Ryan Reeves (Video): (348) Roman Pagan Life and Worship - YouTube The Ancient Roman World by Dr. Ryan Reeves (Video): (348) The Ancient Roman World - YouTube Roman Household Spirits by Study of Antiquity and Middle Ages (Video): (348) Roman Household Spirits ~ (Roman Myths) (Roman Household Gods) (Ancient Roman Religion) - YouTube

In this episode, the guys conclude their discussion on Norse Paganism (for now). They discuss aspects of Norse Paganism that can be blessed, baptized, and burnt by diving into the many parallels in the Norse Creation story and the story of Odin hanging upon Yggdrasil.

The guys also talk about why we should be Christians instead of Norsemen with the help of Owen Barfield (One of the Inklings) and by showing how Norse Paganism can give no hope of victory.

You legitimately won't find any conversations like this in Christendom. You can only get them here at The Sword & Staff! Let us know your thoughts on this weeks episode.